New Delhi: External Affairs Minister of India Dr. S. Jaishankar on October 6 met with the Tanzanian Foreign Minister January Makamba and discussed the upcoming state visit of the President of the United Republic of Tanzania Samia Suluhu Hassan to India this week.

External Affairs Minister of India posted on social media site X about his meeting, "Good to meet FM @JMakamba of Tanzania today. Preparing for President Samia Hassan’s State visit that will take the India-Tanzania relationship forward."


According to the External Affairs Ministry of India, the President of the United Republic of Tanzania Samia Suluhu Hassan will be visiting India from October 8-10. She is arriving in India at the invitation of the President of India Droupadi Murmu. President Samia Suluhu Hassan will be accompanied by various Ministers and a large business delegation.

Minister for Foreign Affairs and East African Cooperation of Tanzania also posted on X about his meeting with External Affairs Minister of India Dr. S. Jaishankar on October 6.

"Today, I had the privilege of a cordial engagement with my counterpart from India, @DrSJaishankar Minister of External Affairs, at his office in New Delhi. We discussed the upcoming State Visit to India by H.E. @SuluhuSamia President of the United Republic of Tanzania, and expressed confidence about its impact in strengthening our relations. We also updated each other on the status of our relations and agreed to intensify efforts to realise our common desire to see trade and investments between our two countries expand and our development cooperation bearing intended results," Minister for Foreign Affairs and East African Cooperation of Tanzania also posted on X.